Australian Formula 1 GP

[dazlazz]

Hi Kmay,

Bets not collected would be regarded as losers......

Regards,

Dazzla

[kmay87]

I get that. My question was whether online sportsbooks would recall payments for bets placed for Hamilton coming 3rd. Presumably they adjusted this after the ruling that promoted Hamilton to 3rd initially.

I wonder what the odds are for Hamilton to leave McLaren at the end of this season. It's looking more and more likely.

[dazlazz]

Hi Kmay,

I think it would be bad PA for bookies to try and take back any winnings - online bookies would have already settled the result - so it would mean a slight headache of manual adjustments...some will do it...some will leave it...depends on certain factors i.e. emails for Trulli etc and wether there was a lot of cash on Hamilton getting to the podium....rule of thumb, result should be amended and result / payments / winnings etc reversed....

Regards,

Daz

[kmay87]

I suppose to people who had bet on Hamilton (such as myself ) would want this to go no further. I already have my money as I didn't place the bet online, but surely if the results were amended after the ruling that put Hamilton in 3rd, they should likewise be changed after this new information came to light.

It would seem that whatever the sportsbooks do or don't do, they can't win. Such is the way of F1. Nothing is ever set in stone.